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Core Faculty
Peter A. Bowler, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Associate Adjunct Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and of Environmental Analysis and Design, UC Natural Reserve System Academic Coordinator, and Director of the UCI Arboretum
Peter J. Bryant, Ph.D. University of Sussex, Director of the Developmental Biology Center and Professor of Biological Sciences
Michael Burton, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Anthropology
William S. Reeburgh, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University, Professor of Earth System Science
Susan E. Trumbore, Ph.D. Columbia University, Associate Professor of Earth System Science
The interdisciplinary minor in Global Sustainability trains students to understand the changes that need to be made in order for the human population to live in a sustainable relationship with the resources available on this planet.
As a result of population growth and the pursuit of higher standards of living, humanity has initiated many global trends that cannot be sustained indefinitely. Some of these trends are physicochemical in nature, such as the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and the increasing pollution of our environment, including the accumulation of ozone-depleting chemicals with consequent increase of ultraviolet radiation at the earth's surface, and the buildup of carbon dioxide that is almost certainly causing global warming. Other trends are biological ones including the degradation of agricultural land, the destruction of many kinds of wildlife habitat with associated high rates of species extinction, and the depletion of wildlife populations by over-exploitation. Global changes are also taking place in the human situation including loss of cultural diversity, a growing income gap between rich and poor nations leading to deepening poverty and additional pressure for biological resource exploitation, accelerating urbanization with associated social problems, and regional population and economic imbalances leading to escalating political tensions and potential for conflict. This program examines the causes of, and interrelationships between, these problems and considers new approaches to solving them. Its goal is to provide broad, interdisciplinary training that will allow students to better understand and effectively deal with the serious environmental problems that we will face in the twenty-first century.
The minor is open to all UCI students. Course descriptions are available in the academic unit sections of the Catalogue.
Completion of an introductory sequence of three core courses: Earth System Science 10 (The Physical Environment), Biological Sciences 65 (Biological Conservation), and Anthropology 20A (People, Cultures, and Environmental Sustainability; same as Environmental Analysis and Design E20).
Three relevant elective courses (12 units): One elective course must be taken in each of the following three disciplines, and at least two of these must be upper division. Students may select from the following list and must have their choices approved by a panel of participating faculty:
Biological Sciences: 55 (Introduction to Ecology; same as Environmental Analysis and Design E6), 94 (Diversity of Life), 96 (Ecology), 118 (Microbial Ecology of Natural and Polluted Waters), 150 (Conservation Biology), 175 (Restoration Ecology), 178 (Ocean Ecology), 179 (Limnology and Freshwater Biology), 181 (Conservation in the American West), 186 (Population and Community Ecology).
Physical Sciences/Engineering: Earth System Science 20E (The Atmosphere), 20F (Oceanography); Engineering 20 (Energy and Society); Civil and Environmental Engineering CEE125 (Transportation Engineering), CEE126 (Transportation Systems Analysis and Design), CEE127 (Traffic Engineering); Physics 16 (Physics and Global Issues), 20C (Observational Astronomy).
Social Sciences/Social Ecology: Anthropology 125A (Economic Anthropology), 125B (Ecological Anthropology); Environmental Analysis and Design E3 (Human Environments), E5 (Introduction to Environmental Quality and Health), E8 (Introduction to Environmental Analysis and Design), E15 (Native American Religions and the Environmental Ethic), E105U (Environmental Law), E106 (Human Ecology), E146 (Dynamics of Human Populations), E154 (Environmental Ethics and the American Lands); Economics 145E (Economics of the Environment); Political Science 149 (when topic is Global Environmental Politics); Social Science 172E (Native American Culture); Sociology 44 (Populations).
Senior Seminar on Global Sustainability I, II, III: During their final year in this program, students complete Biological Sciences 191A-B-C (same as Earth System Science 190A-B-C and Social Ecology 186A-B-C) which includes a seminar, directed study, and independent research in a relevant area. This work forms the basis for a senior research paper which is completed and presented near the end of spring quarter in a colloquium.
Participating Faculty
Richard Perry, J.D. Stanford University, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology
Jaime E. Rodríguez, Ph.D. University of Texas, Professor of History
Gabriele Schwab, Ph.D. University of Konstanz, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Tanis Thorne, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Adjunct Professor of History and Social Ecology
Steven C. Topik, Ph.D. University of Texas, Chair of the Department of History and Professor of History
The minor in Native American Studies is an interdisciplinary, interschool program which focuses on history, culture, religion, and the environment. The three core courses serve as an introduction to the Native American experience from the perspective of different historical periods and frameworks of analysis. Study in the minor is enriched by the research and teaching interests of faculty from different departments.
The minor is open to all UCI students. Advising information is available from the undergraduate counseling offices in the Schools of Humanities, Social Ecology, and Social Sciences and from the IDP counselor.
Course descriptions are available in the academic unit sections.
Requirements for the Minor
Core courses: Environmental Analysis and Design E15 (Native American Religions and the Environmental Ethic); History 15A (Native American History); and Sociology 65 (Cultures in Collision: Indian-White Relations Since Columbus; same as Anthropology 85A).
Four upper-division courses selected from:Anthropology 121D (Cross-Cultural Studies of Gender, same as Women's Studies 180A), 135A (Religion and Social Order), 162A (Peoples and Cultures of Latin America); Art History 175 (Studies in Native and Tribal Art); Education 124 (Perspectives on Multicultural Education); History 161A (Indian and Colonial Societies in Mexico); Philosophy 131E (Race and Gender, same as Women's Studies 173B); Social Science 172E (Native American Culture), 175B (Ethnic and Racial Communities); Women's Studies 162 (Racism and Sexism), 163 (Women of Color).
Students may also select from the following courses when the topics presented relate to Native American Studies: Comparative Literature CL 105 (Multicultural Topics in Comparative Literature); English E 105 (Multicultural Topics in English-Language Literature); Sociology 149 (Special Topics: Structures), 169 (Special Topics: Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity).
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Daniel J. Schroeter, Director
Stephen A. Barney, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor of English
Linda Freeman Bauer, Ph.D. Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, Professor of Art History
Luci Berkowitz, Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Research Professor of Classics
Victoria Bernal, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Dickson D. Bruce, Jr., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Professor of History
Steven D. Carter, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Professor of Japanese
Yong Chen, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of History and Asian American Studies
Chungmoo Choi, Ph.D. Indiana University, Associate Professor of Korean Culture
Peter Clecak, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Social Ecology
Mary Corey, M.A. University of California, Riverside, Certified Professional Labanotator, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Dance
Edward Fowler, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Japanese
Richard I. Frank, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of History and Classics
Michael A. Fuller, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Chinese
Alexander Gelley, Ph.D. Yale University, Director of the Emphasis in Critical Theory and Professor of Comparative Literature
James B. Given, Ph.D., Stanford University, Professor of History
Anna Gonosová, Ph.D. Harvard University, Associate Professor of Art History
Lamar M. Hill, Ph.D. University of London, Professor of History
Judy C. Ho, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Art History
Susan B. Klein, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Japanese
Richard W. F. Kroll, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of English
Karen Leonard, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Professor of Anthropology
Julia Reinhard Lupton, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Steven Mailloux, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Associate Dean of Humanities, Graduate Study, and Professor of English
Liisa Malkki, Ph.D. Harvard University, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Sanjoy Mazumdar, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Social Ecology
Margaret M. Miles, Ph.D. Princeton University, Associate Professor of Art History
Alan Nelson, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy
Keith L. Nelson, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of History
Maria C. Pantelia, Ph.D. Ohio State University, Associate Professor of Classics and Assistant Director, Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
Terence D. Parsons, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Philosophy
Nelson C. Pike, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Kenneth L. Pomeranz, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of History and East Asian Languages and Literatures
Daniel J. Schroeter, Ph.D. University of Manchester, Director of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of History, and Teller Family Chair in Jewish History
Martin Schwab, Ph.D., University of Bielefeld, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Philosophy
Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Human Behavior in Residence
Victoria Silver, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of English
John H. Smith, Ph.D. Princeton University, Associate Professor of German
Daniel Stokols, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Dean of the School of Social Ecology and Professor of Social Ecology
Ulrike Strasser, Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Assistant Professor of History
Timothy Tackett, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of History
Roger N. Walsh, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. University of Queensland (Australia), Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Religious Studies is an interdisciplinary minor that focuses on the comparative study of religions in various cultural settings around the world. The curriculum seeks to provide a wide-ranging academic understanding and knowledge of the religious experience in society through study in the Schools of Humanities, Social Sciences, Social Ecology, and the Arts.
The minor is open to all UCI students. Course descriptions are available in the academic unit sections of the Catalogue.
Requirements for the Minor
Three Core courses: Humanities 5A, 5B, 5C (World Religions I, II, III). The first quarter is an introduction to the history, doctrine, culture, and writing of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The second quarter is an introduction to various religious traditions in selected areas of the world, including India, East Asia, Africa, the Americas, or elsewhere. The third quarter examines aspects of religious expression, including symbolization of the sacred, collective religious behavior, and religious dissent.
Four-upper division courses, two of which must be outside of the student's major. At least one of these course should focus on a primarily Asian religion, and at least one should focus on Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. Students select their courses, in consultation with the Religious Studies faculty, from a quarterly list which is available in the School of Humanities Undergraduate Studies Office.
The following courses are representative of those available: Anthropology 135H (Religion in South Asia); Art History 112 (Studies in Early Christian and Byzantine Art), 152 (Studies in Chinese Art and Archaeology); Classics 165 (New Testament Literature); East Asian 120 (when topic is Religion in Japanese Literature); English and Comparative Literature CL 103 (when topics are Jews and Muslims in Renaissance, Bible and Interpretation); History 110D (Topics in Medieval Europe: Heresy), 130B (Modern Jewish History), 135B (Science and Religion); Philosophy 123 (Topics in Philosophy of Religion); Women's Studies 150 (Feminist Cultural Studies: Feminism and Religion).
With approval of the Religious Studies faculty, relevant lower-division courses may be substituted for an upper-division course. The following are courses that could apply: Dance 90A (Dance History); Philosophy 11 (History of Medieval Philosophy); Sociology 56 (Society and Religion), 59 (when topic is Religion, Women, Society).
A Two-Quarter Senior Seminar in Religious Studies: Humanities 105 A-B, which includes the completion of a senior paper.
